Kamysty (lake)

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Kamysty
Қамысты
Kamysty 2023-08-18-23 59 Sentinel-2 L2A.jpg
Sentinel-2 image of the lake in August
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Kamysty
Location Ishim Plain
West Siberian Plain
Coordinates 54°51′16″N70°09′27″E / 54.85444°N 70.15750°E / 54.85444; 70.15750
Type endorheic
Basin  countries Kazakhstan
Max. length8.3 kilometers (5.2 mi)
Max. width2.1 kilometers (1.3 mi)
Surface area14.4 square kilometers (5.6 sq mi) to 21.7 square kilometers (8.4 sq mi)
Residence time UTC+6
Shore length121.4 kilometers (13.3 mi)
Surface elevation118.7 meters (389 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kamysty (Kazakh : Қамысты), also known as Kamyshlovo (Russian : Камышлово), is a lake in Magzhan Zhumabaev District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. [1]

Contents

Kamysty is located 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) to the WSW of Bulayevo, the district capital. The Kazakhstan–Russia border lies 46 kilometers (29 mi) to the east of the eastern end of the lake. [1] [2]

Geography

Kamysty is an endorheic lake of the Ishim river basin. It lies at the southern edge of the Ishim Plain in the Kamyshlov Log, an alignment of disconnected lakes which is the bed of an ancient river. With a length of over 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) Kamysty is the largest of the lakes in the tract between Petropavl city in Kazakhstan and Isilkul town in Russia. This stretch is roughly aligned from west to east with lake Polovinnoye 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi) to the west and Bolshoye Solenoye 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the east of Kamysty. [3] [1] [2]

The lake is elongated from east to west. Its lakeshore is flat and the water is saline. [2] [4]

Section of the Kamyshlov Log between Petropavl and Isilkul with lake Kamysty on the left side. Kamyshlov 2023-05-12-23 59 Sentinel-2 L2A.jpg
Section of the Kamyshlov Log between Petropavl and Isilkul with lake Kamysty on the left side.

Flora and fauna

Kamysty is surrounded by steppe and clumps of pine forest. There are fish living in the lake waters. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "N-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)" . Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kazakhstan National encyclopedia / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty " Kazakh Encyclopedia" General editor, 1998, Volume IX - ISBN 5-89800-123-9
  3. ↑ Google Earth
  4. ↑ Озера Северного, Западного и Восточного Казахстана : (справочник) / П. П. Филонец, Т. Р. Омаров; ГУГМС при СМ СССР, КазНИГМИ, СГ АН КазССР. — Ленинград : Гидрометеоиздат, 1974. — pp. 23 & 27
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